Blood Orange and Brown Sugar Grilled Chicken is a flavorful addition to your favorite salad or placed on a fresh roll. This juicy grilled chicken is super easy to make.
I’ve been eating healthier and hitting the gym hard to try and lose more weight! So I love that Henry’s Hard Sparkling Water has only 88 calories and no sugar. It’s a great tasting, low carb beverage with no artificial colors or flavors. It gives me a way to sip on an alcoholic beverage without all the added calories and additives. Because, let’s be honest, we still have to live life, but everything in moderation. Being so tasty and with less calories, Henry’s Hard Sparkling Water fits into my lifestyle perfectly!
Get your grills ready for this amazingly moist and flavorful chicken! You’ll have a delicious homemade dinner done in no time flat! Serve this grilled chicken on a hearty roll, place in a wrap, or slice and put in your favorite salad. Also try my Whiskey Marinated Steak, Best Chicken Marinade, and Citrus Marinated Flank Steak.
How to marinate chicken:
It’s so simple! Just throw all of the marinade ingredients into a large Ziploc bag and press around with your fingers. Flatten the chicken a little, then toss it into the marinate. Place the bag into the refrigerator for 4 hours and up to 24 hours. The longer you let it sit, the more moist and flavorful the chicken will become.
For more great grilling recipes try Best Steak Marinade, Cast Iron Chicken Fajitas, and Citrus Marinated Chicken. I love quick and flavorful meals that are easy to prepare!
If you love this recipe, I’d love to hear from you and if you could kindly leave a star rating, I’d greatly appreciate it!
Blood Orange and Brown Sugar Grilled Chicken
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup blood orange infused olive oil
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 cup Whisky or Bourbon
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons Djion mustard
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 2-3 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
Instructions
- In a large plastic zippable storage bag , add the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, honey, whiskey, onion powder, garlic powder, mustard, salt, and pepper. Push around with your fingers on the outside of the bag to combine.
- Place each chicken breast into a plastic bag or in between plastic wrap and flatten slightly with a rolling pin or a meat tenderizer.
- Add the flatten chicken breasts to the marinate. Marinate in the refrigerator for 4 to 24 hours. The longer you marinate, the more flavorful and moist the chicken will be.
- Preheat your outdoor grill to medium to high. Use tongs to place the chicken on the grill. Drizzle with more marinate. Cook on each side about 6-7 minutes, or until you have good grill marks and the chicken is cooked all the way through.
I love the recipe and the drink recommendation. I’m always in the market for tasty health meals. The picture of the chicken sandwich is making my mouth water.?
Thank you so very much! This chicken is incredible and you’ll love Henry’s Hard Sparkling water! Perfect for a hot summer day!
Wow this looks absolutely amazing. With summer approaching, I’m always looking for new things to cookout with and this looks like it fits that bill. Thanks!
Thanks for visiting! You’re gonna love this chicken! So flavorful and super moist. Perfect for summer!
I do love a chicken sandwich and this marinade just makes it sound and look even tastier.
Joan,
Thanks for stopping by! This marinade is so tasty and you’re gonna love the smells of the blood orange!
This grilled chicken looks delicious! I’ll have to keep my eyes open for blood orange infused olive oil. The hard sparkling water doesn’t look bad either.
Karly,
Thanks for visiting! Blood Orange Olive oil can be found in specialty grocery stores and on Amazon. Henry’s Sparkling hard water is so refreshing and without the added calories of normal alcohol!
Gonna recommend my girlfriend this blog for sure. She will love it. Thanks 🙂
Thanks so much Nik! Hope she stops by soon!
This looks delicious. Thanks for sharing the recipe! I’m loving the drink as well.
xo, Sondra
Wow… I’ve tried blood orange and I’ve tried grilled chicken. But never in this combination, looks like an interesting munchies especially for the adventure foodie like me.
I never would have tight of a reboot like this! Thanks so much for the great recipe and water suggestions!! Looks delicious!
Thanks for sharing. Make sure that the sparkling water doesn’t have any additives and aspartame. Some times when they do, they can sabotage your success. You may lose weight momentarily, but not be able to stick with. Aspartame, for example, doesn’t have calories, but cause hunger… I salute you for going a healthier rounte than you were before though! Good work and wishing you the best! 😀
Thanks for visiting! I am one who does not believe in any artificial sweeteners or additives, because it is terrible and has been known to cause cancer. This is an all natural product. Hope you enjoy this chicken sandwich!
Didn’t know that about Aspartame!
I’m diabetic and recently bought a sweetener that contains it! I was actually looking for my usual choice and grabbed it by mistake ?! Thanks for the info!
MMM. Blood orange infused oil in a marinade? Perfect! This grilled chicken looks superb!! I have never seen the hard sparkling water before, but I’m definitely intrigued and will look for it!
Thanks Elaine!! Such a unique flavor and so yummy! Hard Sparkling water seems to be the new trend!
Oooh this looks so good and is making me so so hungry! I’ll make sure I try it out next time my best friend comes over!
Oh wow I bet that tastes amazing! I bet the sweetness of the citrus adds such. great dimension to the oil, I really need to try this!
Laura,
Thanks so much! This one is so delicious, I hope you’ll try it!
This looks and sounds absolutely divine. Brilliant use of flavors – what a combo! Perfect for summer
Thanks so much Kylee! This chicken is so moist and flavorful!
I absolutely love the blood orange infused olive oil! What an innovative idea! I can’t wait to try this!
Tina,
Thanks so much! This one is so good! I hope you’ll try it!
This chicken looks amazing. I’m gonna have to recreate it keto style without the bun
Absolutely Merryl! This chicken is meant to be enjoyed however you wish! By itself, with seasonal vegetables, on a wrap, or even in a hearty salad. Hope you’ll try it!
Chicken is so much better when you let it marinate in a great marinade. I love citrus with poultry and I bet the taste is fantastic. Lots of flavors coming together for one great dish.
So mouthwatering 🙂 I love those pictures. Thank you for sharing this recipe 🙂 I should definitely give this a try
I am watching what I eat also and this would make a great drink for the summer. A fun way to chill and cool down.
That marinade sounds so incredible! I just love the combination of flavors you used, I need to make this ASAP!
Blood oranges, brown sugar, and chicken?? Wow sounds like an amazing combo!
This sounds absolutely delicious! I am definitely putting this on my to cook list x
That is such an amazing grilled chicken recipe. It must have tasted awesome. Perfect recipe for the summer grilling season.
So glad grilling season is here. Love the sound of this tasty chicken. Perfect meal for the BBQ parties this summer. I know the guests would love this for sure.
Here in Ohio, we just got to grilling season. I mean, the weather is finally warmed up to the point where we can plan to grill most nights. This recipe will be added to our menu rotation, grilled chicken is one of my favorite things!
Blood orange and bourbon… Yes!!! This looks so amazing and I love your flavor combinations. Perfectly marinated chicken and this is perfect for the warmer weather.
This looks and sounds delicious for a summer dinner or summer salad. I can’t wait to try it soon.
This looks sooo yummy! I will try to do this this coming weekend. Thanks for sharing!
This is perfect as I am looking for new flavors in marinating chicken. Thank you for this very timely recipe! I hope we have this Henry’s Hard Sparkling water in the stores here too. 😉
I think it’s a fairly new product. You can check out their website (link on my post) to see which stores near you carry it!
Blood orange is one of my favorite flavors and I bet it’s just amazing on this chicken! The perfect Summertime lunch.
Oh yesssss, this flavor combo hits the spot! What a great use of blood oranges, and the sweetness of the brown sugar is just perfect here. NOM
Blood orange infused olive oil sounds so delicious! Especially with all the other flavors in this marinade. Can’t wait to fire up the grill for this!
I grill chicken all the time in the summer and this sounds like a wonderful, tasty marinade!
Blood orange infused olive oil?? I have never heard of that before, but I definitely want to try it! This sounds perfect for the summer 🙂
Cathleen,
Yes! Someone gave me a bottle as a gift and it’s amazing! Such a fragrant oil and amazing flavors!
I never know what to do with blood oranges, but the marinaded on your chicken sounds sooo good! Clearly I’m going to have to give cooking with blood oranges a try!
This is the perfect dish for me .. we grill out almost every night and this looks amazing. Excellent combination of flavors and what a creative new way to serve up chicken.
OMG this sounds soooo good. What an amazing flavor combo. We love having grilled chicken for dinner so I’ll be making this VERY soon.
SO nice to have a low carb, low calorie option like this! I didn’t even know this existed, but I’m glad I do now 🙂
There is nothing that I enjoy more than firing up the grill and host a BBQ gathering during the summer. This chicken recipe will be a great help and will make me a popular chef for sure.
Blood oranges have one of nature’s most astonishing colors … I am so in love with blood oranges! And I set out to create a dish that highlighted their deep Strawberry Kiwi flavor and absolutely beautiful coloring! However, this dish can be ready with navel oranges as well, if blood oranges are out of season. This was the first recipe I made from the afarmgirlskitchen, but I’m looking at each recipe on this site with a new apprecation for Jessica’s genius!